In Groups Vs Networks: The Class Struggle Continues, Stephen Downes makes this statement about assessment: I want to change the system of assessment in schools because right now we have tests and things like that that are scrupulously fair, particularly distance learning where we outline the objectives the performance metrics and the outcomes and all of that. I want to scrap that system. I want testing to be done by at random by comments from your peers and other people and strangers based on no criteria whatsoever and applied unequally and unfairly. I found this a little jarring at ...

... that are scrupulously fair, particularly distance learning where we outline the objectives the performance metrics ...

... new recruits primarily by gut feel. Now itâ¬"s a science. Scouts live by metrics. Similarly, training departments once ... installing HR metrics? Kent: Industry looks backward, defending our budgets (but human capital is all about the future ... University, offered practical advice on metrics. Click the slides to make them legible; these are choice. Jayne ... University’s Mike Echols. Read Norm’s Editor’s Letter for caution on spewing out too many metrics. I may put together a round-up site for information on learning metrics. Here are video interviews with three of the ...

... innovation, attention to security, speed - essentially does better in just about every comparable metric you can ...

... innovation, attention to security, speed - essentially does better in just about every comparable metric you can ...

... while harnessing talent and performance management in order to align our metrics with a user-centered approach? Sheesh.) ...

The "Awards" that proliferate in our industry are largely a bunch of hooey. Bill Ellet, Editor of Training Media Review, in a more measured tone than mine, has some prescient thoughts on this.

... support it in some measure. That strategy is the long pole in the tent - it is the metric that we can measure ...

... support it in some measure. That strategy is the long pole in the tent - it is the metric that we can measure our ...

... look at metrics for activity on the wiki? A: Right now, just a page counter on the home page. Not something that ...

... training- "I want a course"- ISD/Addie- Factory metrics- Student surveysWanted to move to learning- "Blended"- AdultFinal ... .- Find meaningful metrics. Only track what you want to change. + They stopped doing quarterly reviews because there ...

... publication model in key fields.- Identify performance-based metrics- Find institutions willing to participate ...

... without more context.Tony asked the audience - how many know the key strategies of your organization and then key metrics ...

... pigeonholding incoming items. Performance is what it’s all about; that deals with organizational objectives and metrics ...

... paths. Thematic.The logic behind the story very granular. Can see stratification from there through the metrics gathered ... tasks, process flow and objectives- Screen layouts/elements (interface design / usability) + Put user metrics for ...

... here.- Our advantage - we don't have to make fully commercial level.- Set engagement metrics - what is the ...

... development, but how much time for delivery? How will it be delivered? By now, it should be obvious. What are the metrics ...

... structure).Metrics to start for satisfaction1) Getting into core classes. Within first 2 years. 2) No real metrics ...

ZDNet Story, Media Metrics Press Release w/ more readable numbers) Check out those numbers. Those are big jumps over smartphones and quantum jumps over the general market. The piece that needs to be overlaid though, is market penetration and number of units sold...I think then that the chart reverses itself. So for content development's sake, looking down the numbers, I'd say there is an argument here for focusing on audio as a main component of phone-based content (I'm going to quit saying 'mobile' as a general term because who knows what that means anymore - PSP, iPod, cell ...

... learning and user generated content?How do we foster knowledge worker skills?What are the new metrics?What does this mean ...

As I am doing free association research today on social media, I decided to share this presentation from a recent conference in Houston. I'm a nuts and bolt sort of guy so I always want to know "so what?". Steve gives some good rationale on why social media is important and what the near future impact could look like. Social Metrics - The Search for ROI in Social Media From: gotsocialmedia, 2 weeks ago | View | Upload your own Social Media Metrics by Steve Latham of Spur Digital SlideShare ...

As I am doing free association research today on social media, I decided to share this presentation from a recent conference in Houston. I'm a nuts and bolt sort of guy so I always want to know "so what?". Steve gives some good rationale on why social media is important and what the near future impact could look like. Social Metrics - The Search for ROI in Social Media From: gotsocialmedia, 2 weeks ago | View | Upload your own Social Media Metrics by Steve Latham of Spur Digital SlideShare ...

There's obvious linkage to what matters. I see this happen on projects such as:Metrics-driven performance ...

The online education database has posted its online college rankings for 2008.What do you think?Here are the metrics listed:"Key to metric acronyms â¬" AR: Acceptance Rate, FA: Financial Aid, GR: Graduation Rate, PW: Peer Web Citations, RR: Retention Rate, SC: Scholarly Citations, SF: Student-Faculty Ratio, YA: Years Accredited"Personally, I hate numbers. The eye-chart of numbers means NOTHING to me. Tell me a story, either using words or with pictures, but just don't lay out a bunch of data in a list. Maybe the gathering of VizThinkers in SanFran next week can use this data as an ...

I'm going to cite Seth Godin's thoughts on the matter as I embarrassingly bare my Google Analytics to you all.Oh - and I have 29 known subscribers. To my knowledge - none of the subscribers are family. And because of some directions I gave a long time ago - I suspect at least one other subscriber isn't counted (Hi Paul - miss your blog!!!)I'll admit to not being very good (OK - I'm absolutely HORRIBLE) about collecting site metrics. I never redirected my feed to feedburner. Haven't collected any other metric tools. Haven't marketed the blog. Write posts sporatically. All of the ...